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Randy Wayne White (born 1950) is an American writer of crime fiction and non-fiction adventure tales. He has written New York Times best-selling novels and has received awards for his fiction and a television documentary. He is best known for his series of crime novels featuring the retired NSA agent Doc Ford, a marine biologist living on the Gulf Coast of southern Florida. White has contributed material on a variety of topics to numerous magazines and has lectured across the United States. A resident of Southwest Florida since 1972, he lives on Sanibel Island, where he is active in South Florida civic affairs and owns the restaurant Doc Ford's Sanibel Rum Bar & Grill. Biography White was born in Ashland, Ohio, and spent his early life on a small farm outside Pioneer, Ohio. His summers were spent in Rockingham, North Carolina, his mother's hometown. In the 1960s his family moved to Davenport, Iowa, where White attended Davenport Central High School and competed in baseball, football, and springboard diving. After graduating in 1968, he spent time in travel before settling in Southwest Florida in 1972. After "traveling" for five years after high school, White worked for the Fort Myers News-Press for four years during which time he obtained a captain's license. He then bought a used charter boat and operated as a light-tackle fishing guide at the Tarpon Bay Marina on Sanibel Island for thirteen years. Bibliography Fiction by "Carl Ramm" Florida Firefight (1984) L.A. Wars (1984) Chicago Assault (1984) Deadly in New York (1984) Houston Attack (1985) Vegas Vengeance (1985) Detroit Combat (1985) Terror in D.C. (1986) Atlanta Extreme (1986) Denver Strike (1986) Operation Norfolk (1986)Fiction by "Randy Striker" Key West Connection (1981) The Deep Six (1981) Cuban Death-Lift (1981) The Deadlier Sex (1981) Assassin's Shadow (1981) Everglades Assault (1982) Grand Cayman Slam (1982)Doc Ford Novels Sanibel Flats (1990, St. Martin's Press, ISBN 0-312-92602-2) The Heat Islands (1992, St. Martin's Press, ISBN 0-312-92977-3) The Man Who Invented Florida (1993, St. Martin's Press, ISBN 0-312-09866-9) Captiva (1996, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ISBN 0-399-14140-5) North of Havana (1997, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ISBN 0-399-14242-8) The Mangrove Coast (1998, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ISBN 0-399-14372-6) Ten Thousand Islands (2000, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ISBN 0-399-14620-2) Shark River (2001, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ISBN 0-399-14729-2) Twelve Mile Limit (2002, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ISBN 0-399-14873-6) Everglades (2003, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ISBN 0-399-15058-7) Tampa Burn (2004, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ISBN 0-399-15181-8) Dead of Night (2005, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ISBN 0-399-15244-X) Dark Light (2006, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ISBN 0-399-15336-5) Hunter's Moon (2007, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ISBN 0-399-15370-5) Black Widow (2008, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ISBN 0-399-15456-6) Dead Silence (2009, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ISBN 978-0-399-15540-6) Deep Shadow (2010, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ISBN 978-0-399-15626-7) Night Vision (2011, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ISBN 978-0-399-15705-9) Chasing Midnight (2012, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ISBN 978-0-399-15831-5) Night Moves (March, 2013, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ISBN 978-0-399-15812-4) Bone Deep (March, 2014, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ISBN 978-0-399-15813-1) Cuba Straits (March, 2015, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ISBN 978-0-698-18435-0) Deep Blue (March, 2016, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ISBN 978-0-399-17351-6) Mangrove Lightning (March, 2017, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ISBN 978-0-399-57668-3) Caribbean Rim (March, 2018, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ISBN 978-0-735-21278-7) Salt River (February, 2020 G.P. Putnam's Sons, ISBN 978-0-735-21272-5)Sharks Incorporated novels A Doc Ford spinoff for kids. Fins (March 2020, Roaring Brook Press, ISBN 9781250244659) Stingers (May 2021, Roaring Brook Press, ISBN 9781250244635) Crocs (March 2022, Roaring Brook Press, ISBN 9781250813497)Hannah Smith novels Gone (2012, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ISBN 978-0-399-15849-0) Deceived (2013, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ISBN 978-0-399-16207-7) Haunted (2014, G. P. Putnam's Sons, ISBN 978-0-399-16976-2) Seduced (2016, Penguin Publishing Group ISBN 978-0-399-16977-9)Non-fiction Batfishing in the Rainforest (1991, Lyons & Burford) The Sharks of Lake Nicaragua: True tales of adventure, travel, and fishing (1999, Lyon's Press, ISBN 1-55821-904-8) Last Flight Out: True tales of adventure, travel, and fishing (2002, Lyons Press, ISBN 1-58574-383-6) "Dr. Pepper" in Outside 25: Classic tales and new voices from the frontiers of adventure, edited by Hal Espen (2002, W.W. Norton, ISBN 0-393-05186-2) An American Traveler (2003, Lyons Press, ISBN 1-59228-033-1) A Fishing Guide's Guide to Tropical Cooking (2006, Algonquin Press) Randy Wayne White's Gulf Coast Cookbook: With memories and photos of Sanibel Island, photographs by Carlene Fredericka Brennen (2006, The Globe Pequot Press, ISBN 1-59228-096-X)Contributions to periodicals Contributing editor and columnist for Men's Journal Contributing editor and columnist for Men's Health Contributor to National Geographic Adventure An editor-at-large of OutsideReferences MacDonald, Jay. "'Doc Ford' author drifting aimlessly in financial waters". News & Advice. Bankrate.com. April 26, 2005. (Retrieved November 10, 2006) "The Outside Literary All-Stars: Randy Wayne White". Outside online. (Retrieved November 10, 2006)External links Official Randy Wayne White homepage Interview with Randy Wayne White, Speaking of Mysteries TV Series (2001). Discover the Randy Wayne White popular books. 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  • One Deadly Eye synopsis, comments

    One Deadly Eye

    Randy Wayne White

    After the deadliest hurricane to hit Sanibel Island in a century, Doc Ford must stop a gang of thievesand worseduring the twelve hours of chaos that follow the passing of a storm’s...

  • Captiva synopsis, comments

    Captiva

    Randy Wayne White

    “A Doc Ford novel has more slick moves than a snake in the mangroves. In Captiva, Randy Wayne White takes us places that no other Florida mystery writer could hope to find.”Carl Hi...

  • Twelve Mile Limit synopsis, comments

    Twelve Mile Limit

    Randy Wayne White

    "We'll drop anything we're doing [for] a new Randy White novel and be glad we did." (Denver Post)Randy Wayne White's ninth Doc Ford novel starts out as a fun excursion for four div...

  • Deep Blue synopsis, comments

    Deep Blue

    Randy Wayne White

    Doc Ford has long lived a double life. But in this electrifying New York Times bestselling novel, it may finally have caught up to him...  On a moonless night on Sanibel Islan...

  • The Number 8 synopsis, comments

    The Number 8

    Joel Arcanjo

    The trip of a lifetime could be murder… When Dante’s best friend Asmir offers to pay for them both to take a bus trip around New Zealand, he leaps at the opportunity. He needs to g...

  • Bad Monkey synopsis, comments

    Bad Monkey

    Carl Hiaasen

    A wickedly funny novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Squeeze Me in which the greedy, the corrupt, and the degraders of what’s left of pristine Floridanow, of the Ba...

  • The Mangrove Coast synopsis, comments

    The Mangrove Coast

    Randy Wayne White

    The seductive daughter of a dead war buddy calls marine biologist Doc Ford in need of helpher mother has vanished without a trace in South America. Doc's efforts to find her take ...

  • Night Moves synopsis, comments

    Night Moves

    Randy Wayne White

    Doc Ford has his share of secrets. One of them has returned with a vengeance in this deadly New York Times bestseller from Randy Wayne White.While trying to solve one of Florida’s ...

  • North of Havana synopsis, comments

    North of Havana

    Randy Wayne White

    "We’ll drop anything we're doing to read a new Randy White novel and be glad we did." Denver PostRandy Wayne White's Doc Ford novels have been praised as "witty" (San Diego UnionTr...

  • Night Vision synopsis, comments

    Night Vision

    Randy Wayne White

    Doc Ford is on a collision course with death in this extraordinary New York Times bestseller from Randy Wayne White. The Red Citrus trailer park is inhabited mostly by illegal...

  • Caribbean Rim synopsis, comments

    Caribbean Rim

    Randy Wayne White

    Murder, sunken treasure, and pirates both ancient and modern send Doc Ford on a nightmare quest in this New York Times bestseller in Randy Wayne White's thrilling series.Marine bio...